Art Brunch im Bad #41: Donald Daedalus (St.A.i.R.)

Empire Kanal: Film and artist talk

"Empire Kanal" is a film focusing the biopolitical pursuit of solid waste management in cities. Through the case study of the Zentraler Speicherkanal, Daedalus combines and compares the relationship of wastewater infrastructure and the human body in the context of the urban environment. Drawing from a series of interviews about stakeholders involved in the project, as well as its opposition, this film shines a light on the most important and problematic element of contemporary life: water. 


Donald Hải Phú Daedalus is an international artist based in New York. His sculptures, books and film have been exhibited around world. In November and December 2018 he has been working as St.AiR (Styria-Artist-in-Residence) at Schaumbad - Freies Atelierhaus Graz.